After lagging behind the initial YA novel dystopian films hype due to the lead: Dylan O'brien's injuries the Maze runner series is back in full force. I think I could safely say that the Maze runner series may just be the most solid of all the YA/dystopia series we have gotten recently. Even the one who started it all: "The Hunger games" seems to fall a little flat in its two part finale in spite of large going bigger than any of the other YA series ever were able to do so. We also had "Twilight", which needless to say was not well received and the "Divergent series" which fell so flat it is now turning into a TV series. THere are many other such examples, "The City of bones", "The Giver"......
But the gift that keeps on giving is the maze runner series, while never the most amazing films they were constantly very strong in spite of a slight slip in the second installation. I think another major point that was done well by the series is the way that it manages to establish drastically different tones, the first had a mysterious tone, the second a more horror tone while the death cure had a more emotional and sombre tone as it concludes the story and sees the departure of some of the characters.
The Death cure picks up right in the middle of action as we are quickly reintroduced to the characters in a brilliant action sequence that instantly puts audiences right back into the story. In fact, the general pacing of the film was quick and high intensity, resulting in the fast paced and exciting end results that never really slows down unless to establish a reflective or emotional moment. Complete with a brilliant teen cast delivering wonderful performances including the aforementioned Dylan O'brien and many more.
The Death cure was a wonderful end to a trilogy that has stayed fairly consistent, fun and exciting and is a wonderful example of the YA genre done right, unfortunately it likely also marks the end of the genre.
But the gift that keeps on giving is the maze runner series, while never the most amazing films they were constantly very strong in spite of a slight slip in the second installation. I think another major point that was done well by the series is the way that it manages to establish drastically different tones, the first had a mysterious tone, the second a more horror tone while the death cure had a more emotional and sombre tone as it concludes the story and sees the departure of some of the characters.
The Death cure picks up right in the middle of action as we are quickly reintroduced to the characters in a brilliant action sequence that instantly puts audiences right back into the story. In fact, the general pacing of the film was quick and high intensity, resulting in the fast paced and exciting end results that never really slows down unless to establish a reflective or emotional moment. Complete with a brilliant teen cast delivering wonderful performances including the aforementioned Dylan O'brien and many more.
The Death cure was a wonderful end to a trilogy that has stayed fairly consistent, fun and exciting and is a wonderful example of the YA genre done right, unfortunately it likely also marks the end of the genre.